Memorial services for the thousands of persons who died at the concentration camp and ghetto established by the Nazis in the Theresienstadt fortress were held here with high-ranking government officials and Czech and Jewish leaders attending. Speakers stressed that vigilance must be maintained to prevent the recurrence of fascism.
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